Adam Rhew, President & Executive Director, SouthPark Community Partners, Charlotte, NC
Adam Rhew is President and Executive Director of SouthPark Community Partners, an economic development organization that drives economic vitality and quality of life in a one-square-mile mixed use district in Charlotte, North Carolina. Prior to joining SCP, Adam served on the executive team at Charlotte Center City Partners, which leads similar work in the city’s central business district. He was a fellow in IDA’s Emerging Leader program in 2022.
Adam holds an MBA from Wake Forest University, an undergraduate degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and an executive certificate in marketing strategy from the Yale School of Management. He started his career as a journalist, and has written and reported for a wide range of local and national outlets including CBS News, the Washington Post, and GQ.